I've been immersed in editing the next book in the Simms Siblings Series. Got a bit carried away with formatting and such, but it's all winding down soon.
The cover hasn't been finalized as yet, but with any luck that will be done this week. I'm working out the promotional angle in my mind and hope to do something exciting and a bit different to get the word out effectively.
I'd love some help with that, but I'll say more about that later.
For now, I've tweaked the book blurb and hope it will do an effective job. I do know that I need to do some more work on it as I'm not 100% satisfied. I did a post on keywords and Amazon searches on the blog at the Character Depot and need to apply the same principle to the blurb below.
Saving Samuel
A deadly domestic dispute between his parents lands eleven-year-old Samuel Simms and his siblings in the Downswell Place of Safety. When he’s left behind in the children’s home with no hope of adoption, Sam's disappointment turns to anger and disillusionment.
An opportunity comes his way, and Sam is placed in a foster home, but all is not what it seems in the Miller household. Sam now has a secret that guarantees he will remain a ward of the Jamaican government until he's eighteen.
Faced with unrelenting pressure, Sam reveals what happened to him while in the care of his foster parents. With his shocking secret exposed, Sam has to choose a path for his future. He can continue to accept what his abuser wants him to believe about himself or find the courage to stop a predator from harming other children.
Mock up cover is above.
The cover hasn't been finalized as yet, but with any luck that will be done this week. I'm working out the promotional angle in my mind and hope to do something exciting and a bit different to get the word out effectively.
I'd love some help with that, but I'll say more about that later.
For now, I've tweaked the book blurb and hope it will do an effective job. I do know that I need to do some more work on it as I'm not 100% satisfied. I did a post on keywords and Amazon searches on the blog at the Character Depot and need to apply the same principle to the blurb below.
Saving Samuel
A deadly domestic dispute between his parents lands eleven-year-old Samuel Simms and his siblings in the Downswell Place of Safety. When he’s left behind in the children’s home with no hope of adoption, Sam's disappointment turns to anger and disillusionment.
An opportunity comes his way, and Sam is placed in a foster home, but all is not what it seems in the Miller household. Sam now has a secret that guarantees he will remain a ward of the Jamaican government until he's eighteen.
Faced with unrelenting pressure, Sam reveals what happened to him while in the care of his foster parents. With his shocking secret exposed, Sam has to choose a path for his future. He can continue to accept what his abuser wants him to believe about himself or find the courage to stop a predator from harming other children.
Mock up cover is above.